SXSW 2012 Takeaways

As many can tell you, SXSW is what you make of it. I have attended some really great conferences in the last year but none have replaced the opportunities you have to connect with uber amazing people like SXSW. Not only does Austin provide a great campus for meeting new people, SXSW gives you the timeline to make something of those opportunities. Conversations I took part in ranged from design inspiration to web education to fostering creativity on a design team. I even got in some nerdy web typography talk with Yves Peters. It was sort of fantastic.

The conversations I had and panels I watched got me thinking about a lot. Some takeaways were personal and others were themes for our industry to embrace. This is what I left with:

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I did not attend SXSW, but I think these statements could be used in everyday life for sure! I completely agree, sharing takes courage and promoting positive feedback and critiques.Oh, and egotistical designers/developers ARE frustrating to speak with!